Sunday, October 25, 2009

Commonwealth Court Holds Claimant Cannot Receive 500 Weeks of Partial Disability For Two Injuries

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In P. Reutzel v. WCAB (Allegheny General Hospital) the Claimant argued she could reinstate partial disability benefits from a prior injury...
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Supreme Court Grant of Appeal in Diehl v. WCAB (IA Construction & Liberty Mutual)

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The Supreme Court's grant of appeal in Diehl v. WCAB (IA Construction & Liberty Mutual) frames the issue as: Whether the Commonwealt...
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Supreme Court Reverses Commonwealth Court Ruling That Labor Market Survey May Be Conducted in Claimant's Place of Residence Out Of State

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The Commonwealth Court held in Riddle v. WCAB (Allegheny City Electric, Inc.) that it was appropriate to conduct a labor market survey in t...
Saturday, October 17, 2009

Amendments to Board and Judges' Rules Published in Pennsylvania Bulletin

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The amendments to the board and judges' rules were published today in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. A WCJ can no longer conduct a mandator...
Friday, October 16, 2009

Commonwealth Court Limits Time for IRE Appeal Based on Competency of the IRE Report

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In D. Johnson v. WCAB (Sealy Components Group) the Employer issued a Notice of Change of Workers’ Compensation Disability Status based on a...
Thursday, October 08, 2009

FCE Exam May Not Become Pre-Employment Exam Prohibited by ADA

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Business Insurance reviewed a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals case which held a return to work FCE might have gone beyond testing for recover...
Friday, October 02, 2009

Summary of WCRI Report at Risk and Insurance

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Pennsylvania: Study finds medical costs per claim similar to other states, but rising
Thursday, September 24, 2009

An Entertaining Mediation Primer

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Richard H. Ralston has compiled a list of thirty things to say in mediation . It is kind of a list of things not to say, or most accurately...
Monday, September 21, 2009

Commonwealth Announces G-20 Closings

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A press release issued by the Governor's office gives all Pittsburgh state office closings for September 23-25. The release states: Th...
Sunday, September 06, 2009

Facebook, MySpace, etc. Evidence

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In a Businessinsurance.com article , workers' compensation claims investigators recall their favorite stories of Claimants' Facebook...
Thursday, September 03, 2009

Commonwealth Court Reaffirms Employer is Responsible to Maintain Orthopedic Appliances

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In Equitable Resources v. WCAB (Thomas) the Employer provided modifications to a bathroom. A water leak damaged the bathroom and finished...
Thursday, May 28, 2009

Supreme Court Grants Petition for Allowance of Appeal on "Footprint" Argument in Pension Benefit Offset

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In Commonwealth of Pennsylvania DPW v. WCAB (Harvey) the Supreme Court granted allocatur to review the holding of the Commonwealth Court in...